1912 Vanderbilt

8–⁠1–⁠1 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dan McGugin.

Vanderbilt, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1912, game by game: won vs. Bethel 105–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 100–3; won vs. Rose Hulman 54–0; won at Georgia 46–0; won vs. Ole Miss 24–0; won vs. Virginia 13–0; lost at Harvard 3–9; won vs. Centre 23–0; tied vs. Auburn 7–7; won vs. Sewanee 16–0+105−6Won 105–0 vs. Bethel+105BethelWon 100–3 vs. Maryville (TN)+97Maryville (TN)Won 54–0 vs. Rose Hulman+54Rose HulmanWon 46–0 at Georgia+46GeorgiaWon 24–0 vs. Ole Miss+24Ole MissWon 13–0 vs. Virginia+13VirginiaLost 3–9 at Harvard-6HarvardWon 23–0 vs. Centre+23CentreTied 7–7 vs. Auburn0AuburnWon 16–0 vs. Sewanee+16Sewanee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sewanee 16–⁠0; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions2–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
391–⁠19
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1708 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.6 No. 18 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lewie Hardage
Offense
Short punt

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.